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Diminutive of houding

The Dutch verkleinwoord of houding is het houdinkje.

houdinghoudinkje
-kjehet houdinkjeattitude

Nouns ending in an unstressed -ing swap the -ng for -kje.

Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word and forms its plural with -s (houdinkjes).

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What is the diminutive of "houding"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of houding is "het houdinkje". Nouns ending in an unstressed -ing swap the -ng for -kje.

Is "houdinkje" de or het?

Het. Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word, so it is het houdinkje even though houding takes de.

What is the plural of "houdinkje"?

Diminutives always add -s, so the plural is houdinkjes.

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